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Pakistan: New Threat to our food security as multi-nationals trying to control food supply – by Tahir Hasnain: The right to food is a basic Human Right and the government has to protect right of its peoples to produce and consume food for themselves, rather than on the dictates of market and corporations. In spite of that, some multi-national corporations are currently
US Government’s “Protection” of Al-Qaeda Terrorists and the US-Saudi “Black Hole” – by Prof Peter Dale Scott: For almost two centuries American government, though always imperfect, was also a model for the world of limited government, having evolved a system of restraints on executive power through its constitutional arrangement of checks and balances. Since 9/11
14 August Time for Freedom Again – by Bahadar Ali Khan: Six decades ago, we achieved freedom from Britain. But the habits of the slaves don’t die overnight. Over the years following independence we got busy with hunt for a new master. Among two available choices we picked one, the
پھانسی کی سزا پر طالبان کی دھمکی: تحریک طالبان پاکستان نے حکومت پنجاب اور حکمران جماعت مسلم لیگ نواز کو خبر دار کیا ہے کہ اگر ان کے چار ساتھیوں کو پھانسی دی گئی تو پنجاب حکومت کے خلاف کارروائیوں کا آغاز کر دیا جائے گا۔
یہ والا سو مو ٹو – وسعت اللہ خان: چیف جسٹس آف پاکستان نے یہ بڑا اچھا کیا کہ بلوچستان میں ہلاکتوں کا ازخود نوٹس لے کر پندرہ اگست کو دارالحکومت کوئٹہ میں سماعت کا فیصلہ کیا ہے۔ امید ہے کہ جب تک معاملہ زیرِ سماعت ہے بی
Saudi Rulers Pour Money Into Arming Militants in Region – by Finian Cunningham: August 11, 2013 “Information Clearing House – If Saudi rulers had more brains, they might be formidably dangerous. Even with lackluster intelligence assets, they are already causing enough havoc and bloodshed across the Middle East and North Africa regions,
Critique of “The Emirate of TTP- by Babar Sattar”: While there are some errors and omissions in Babar Sattar’s “The Emirates of TTP (DAWN, August 12 2013 http://dawn.com/news/1035362/the-emirate-of-ttp) the idea of declaring the TTP and its apologists as anti-State is an interesting idea. It is refreshing to see
عدالتی فرعون اور بھٹو – از حق گو: مجھےایک چھوٹے اخبار میں چھپنے والی یہ خبر یا رپورٹ دیکھ کے انتہائی درجے کی حیرت اور پریشانی ہوئی – جو عمران خان کے عدالت میں پیش ہونے کے بعد تین اگست کو اخبار کی زینت بنی جس میں
Sardar Asif’s Claims – by Zulfiqar Ali: Sardar Asif Ahmad Ali Sahab was guest in of Hina Malik in the program ‘The Right Angle’ aired on August 11, 2013. I started watching Sardar Asif very enthusiastically. I think he is intellectual who speaks up his mind
Can Pakistan get its act together and break free of Hafiz Saeed? – by Anas Abbas: After Ramazan’s abstinence, patience and struggle, Eid heralds new beginnings and an atmosphere of bonhomie. In Quetta, you go for Eid prayers at the mosque in your new clothes amid hundreds of other men. You count your blessings by
پاکستان اور بھارت کے دیوبندیوں میں فرق: بھارت کی جماعت اسلامی اور جمعیت علما ہند ،علما دیوبند نے کشمیر کے معاملے پر بھارت کی حمایت کر دی – جبکہ پاکستانی جماعت اسلامی اور دیوبندی پاکستان کی حکومت کے خلاف طالبان کی حمایت کرتے ہیں -کشمیر
One Step Forward Two Steps Back (A story of Pakistan selection policy) – by Talal Mahmud: One Step Forward Two Steps Back!!! Aptly describes the crazy world of Pakistan cricket administration. Whether it’s interference by political (or even their judiciary fronts) and business interests to mind boggling selection decisions, apathy in handling match fixing menace
Repressing Sectarian Intolerance – a Pakistani version of Islam – by Waseem Zaidi: Pakistan is a radicalized society. A country where there are just too many Islamic sects and the level of sectarian tolerance is not that high. We can never deny the fact that there is a general hatred/dislike prevalent in a large
Thirty funerals and an Eid – Vaqar Amhed: Today is Eid, and I am dreading the day. For me it is a day that is dead, empty of meaning, and bereft of joy. Yesterday, 30 persons were killed in a funeral procession in Quetta. Thirty funerals
Activists of Banned Outfits” (Deobandi terrorists of ASWJ-LeJ) killed 3: GILGIT: Security forces intensified search on Wednesday for militants of the Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan in the remote northern town of Chilas, headquarters of the Diamer district, after the killing of three high-profile security officials in the area the previous day.
Why I hate Chilas – by Rina Saeed Khan: Fairy Meadows below Nanga Parbat. -Photo by author I hear that Chilas is a ghost town these days, its inhabitants spooked by the killings of the international mountain climbers (and one Pakistani guide who had a Shia name), who
No checks on banned militant organisations collecting donations – by Ammar Shahbazi: KARACHI: Camouflaged under different names, a number of banned militant organisations are operating in Karachi with impunity — ravenously pocketing Zakat and other Ramazan-related charities in the country’s financial hub. The banned al-Rasheed Trust and Al-Akhtar Trust and the
A Kidnapping in Karachi – Ahab Minhas: Ali returned home late evening on 20 October, 2012 after spending 45 days without sunlight. He and his family are convinced that his return was divine miracle rather than the outcome of an ill-afforded ransom put together through borrowings
The new expansion of Khana-e-Kaaba and Masjid-e-Nabawi – by Javid Raza: The new expansion of Khana-e-Kaaba and Masjid-e-Nabawi After returning from Umraah in 2010 and gathering this shocking information from my friends and other people who were actually my father’s students of architecture (fifth year) at Osmania University, Hyderabad, India,
Pakistan’s number one threat – by Farahnaz Ispahani: For the last few days, Pakistan’s capital has been on high alert due to the threat of a possible terrorist attack. Police and military vehicles have paraded around the city, commandos and snipers have been posted on Islamabad’s
Taliban in Context of Kashmir – by Syed Zafar Mehdi: A palpable buzz in the town is that after the withdrawal of NATO forces from Afghanistan by the end of 2014, the hard-bitten Talibani guerillas may trickle over to the Indian-occupied-Kashmir. Local media has been sent into a
Sitting ducks – by Kamran Shafi: The writer is a columnist, a former major of the Pakistan Army and served as press secretary to Benazir Bhutto. kamran.shafi@tribune.com.pk For, we too are floating about merrily, unaware that we are plumb in the sights of a dangerous,
The Malala Issue – by Alizeh Khaleeli: The title I just typed saddens me, it grieves me that a symbol of courage and strength has become an “issue”. What is it with our conspiracy riddled nation that cannot for a moment, be joyous that a little
Sahab Hamien Jaane Do – by Irfan Tramboo: Unaware of all the happenings of outside world Shafat opened his eyes when the morning light struck his eyes. He was certainly unaware of the fact that the curfew had been imposed in entire valley after the tragic incident
Word, Word, Word,” Sharmnaak” – by Zulfiqar Ali: Four hundred and twelve years ago at the stage of Globe Theatre, Prince of Denmark uttered the famous words, “words, words, words”. Since then English Nation has become well familiarized with the phrase. Exactly twelve days ago another
Najam Sethi’s ‘The Friday Times’ blog promotes banned sectarian terrorists – by Shia Post: Source : Shia Post, http://en.shiapost.com/2013/07/12/the-friday-times-promotes-sipah-e-sahaba-terrorists/ An article titled “The Madarssa Network of Sindh” was published in The Friday Times magazine (TFT Issue Number: Vol. XXV, No. 22, July 12-18, 2013) written by its Ali K Chishti (@akchishti) who is known
افتخار چودھری اور دہشت گردوں کا گٹھ جوڑ – از حق گو: بنوں جیل سے شرو ع ہونے والا قصہ ڈیرہ اسماعیل خان جیل تک جا پہنچا اور ابھی تک اس سلسلے کے خاتمے کے لئے اٹھاے جانے والے اقدامات نظر نہیں آرہے – تقریباً تین سو خطر ناک دہشت گردوں
Video Shows Iran’s President-Elect Was Misquoted on Israel – by Robert Mackey: A video report from Iran’s state-owned Press TV included subtitled remarks by President-elect Hassan Rouhani that were misreported by other Iranian news agencies on Friday. Last Updated, 6:46 p.m. | As my colleague Thomas Erdbrink reports from Tehran,
#ShiaGenocide is a reality, not just a ‘fab’ Twitter trend – by Alizeh Khaleeli: It means taking one life away and leaving a few hundred near death. PHOTO: EXPRESS Another sectarian attack in Parachinar. The infamous hashtag Shia Genocide, however, only lasts momentarily on Twitter before being taken over by more worthy trends
Collective Amnesia – by Khadim Hussain: A scene from Gabriel Garcia Marquez’s Nobel Prize winning novel, One Hundred Years of Solitude, has vaguely remained my memory for a long time. The scene is about a gun battle in 1967 between liberals and conservatives in Macondo
دال میں کچھ کالا یا پوری دال ہی کالی ؟: ایک عجیب و غریب واقعہ جو ڈیرہ اسماعیل خان میں پیش آچکا ہے جہاں پر 150 لوگ چار گھنٹے شہر کے اندر، جیل کے اردگرد باردوی سرنگیں بچھا کر، بڑے ہتھیار سے مسلح ہوکر حملہ آور ہوتے ہيں اور
Shia leader, son killed in Rahim Yar Khan – by Kashif Zafar: Pakistani Shia Muslims carry the coffins of relatives during a mass burial ceremony in Quetta on February 20, 2013. PHOTO: AFP/FILE BAHAWALPUR: The Shia Council’s Divisional President Sheikh Manzoor Hussain and his younger son Haider Ali were killed as a
Don’t Take ‘NOW’ For Granted: that’s all we have – by A Z: With an eye made quiet by the power of harmony and the deep power of joy we see into the heart of things. William Wordsworth The older we get, the quicker life seems to be. The life goes slower
نون کا ممنون – از سلمان علی: پوری رعایا مسلم لیگ نون کے قاعد نواز شریف کے ممنون ہے کے انہوں نے پاکستان کی صدارت کے لیے تین نون والے ممنون حسین کو چنا ، اب اگلے پانچ سالوں میں ممنون حسین اپنی خوشامدی صورت اور
UN: Over 1,000 Iraqis Kill in July, Highest Toll in Years – by Jason Ditz: The UN mission to Iraq has released its official figures for violence in the month of July today, putting the toll at 1,057 dead and 2,326 wounded. This is almost exactly in line with the death toll for May,
Indonesian Chief of Army Staff to be questioned over harassment of Ahmadis: Members of the House of Representatives Commission I overseeing defense will question Army chief of staff Gen. Moeldoko, the sole candidate to replace retiring Indonesian Military (TNI) commander Adm. Agus Suhartono, over his alleged involvement in what could be
Bahrain Cracks Down in Bid to Stop its Tamarod Movement (a la Egypt) – by Juan Cole: The Bahrain struggle is still going on two and a half years later. A coalition of Shiite groups and some Sunnis (the Waad or Promise Party) continues to agitate against the authoritarian practices of the
We must face our demons – by Kamran Shafi: The writer is a columnist, a former major of the Pakistan Army and served as press secretary to Benazir Bhutto kamran.shafi@tribune.com.pk It is quite incredible that though we are in our late-ish sixties, both our country and its people
Consumer price index: Inflation rebounds to alarming levels – by Shahbaz Rana: The 8.3% inflation level surpassed the expectations of the Ministry of Finance and Planning Division, which was expecting inflation to level around 7.5% in July. CREATIVE COMMONS ISLAMABAD: After slipping to levels never seen in nine years, inflation rebounded in